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UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Błachowicz will be defending his belt this Saturday in the main event of UFC 267 against challenger Glover Teixeira in Dubai. The fight could end up as the event’s most brutal match, which would completely betray the friendliness shown by each fighter leading up to the bout. Błachowicz even went […]

Wiz Khalifa has famously been putting out videos of himself training in various martial arts. Usually, he’s hitting pads but sometimes you can see him doing Brazilian jiu-jitsu. The rapper has been involved in MMA for some time as he is currently a part-owner of the promotion ‘PFL.’ He performed at one of their recent […]

Jordan Burroughs has been talking about competing in MMA for a long time. The decorated wrestler has been a wanted commodity in the combat sports world. He was Joe Rogan‘s podcast at one point and explained that he most likely wouldn’t be competing in MMA. The reason? His wife didn’t want him to compete in […]

Jake Paul is not a man known for being subtle or taking the high road. When Claressa Shields lost for the first time ever, he was ready for her. They had been going back and forth in the lead-up to her fight. She was often asked about Jake Paul’s foray into boxing. She often scoffed […]

Claressa Shields competed in her second MMA fight for the PFL on Wednesday. The bout saw her have some good moments but ultimately the boxer ended up losing by split decision. The fight had its frustrating moments for Claressa Shields. Her opponent, Abigail Montes, had a very grappling based gameplan. Montes used the clinch and […]

Shawne Merriman has been involved in the world of MMA for over 10 years. He has been training consistently and putting fights in his promotion Lights Out XF. He has always teased competing in MMA and even had a bare-knuckle boxing match booked at one point. It’s obvious Shawne Merriman has the itch to compete. […]

Shawne Merriman is the owner of the aptly named Lights Out Xtreme Fighting MMA promotion. The former Football star is promoting MMA and has a card coming up on October 30. The event is headlined by three title fights and features some veterans that are very familiar to most MMA fans. The event sees former […]

Kayla Harrison has been tipped for greatness ever since she’s stepped into the world of MMA. Coming from a Judo background, she drew comparisons to Ronda Rousey before her. She has long been rumoured to sign with the UFC where people hope she will compete at 145 and face some of the biggest names in […]

English MMA rising star Paddy Pimblett is now presenting a strong case to becoming the next biggest name in the UFC. Over the years, the UFC has housed a wide array of exceptional fighters from all walks of life. However, many are convinced that Conor McGregor is the most electrifying fighter the UFC has ever […]

Fedor Emelianenko is making his return to Russia with Bellator MMA. Many were surprised to hear that he would be facing Tim Johnson. Many were hoping he would continue to face former Pride fighters or even take on fun legacy fights. This isn’t the case with Tim Johnson as he has been a serious heavyweight […]

Bellator President Scott Coker was asked about the UFC card that happened on Saturday and wrapped up before Bellator 268. Coker admitted he didn’t even know the UFC had a card that day. Scott Coker spoke to the media following the end of Bellator 268 and was asked about the UFC. He admits he’s more […]

Reigning Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg will be defending her title against Sinead Kavanagh. Cris Cyborg is back in action and is finally slated for a title fight against KO artist Sinead “KO” Kavanagh in the main event of Bellator 271, Bellator president Scott Coker announced on Wednesday’s edition of The MMA Hour with […]

Josh Thomson has had a long and impressive career. He competed in the UFC from 2013 to 2015 where he competed against names like Nate Diaz and Tony Ferguson. He was in many wars throughout his long career through elite organizations including, Strikeforce, UFC, and Bellator. There was one fight, it appears, that changed things […]

Former UFC champ Michael Bisping has taken a massive dig on Conor McGregor’s teammate Dillon Danis. Despite not fighting since 2019, Bellator rising star Dillon Danis has been having run-ins with several personalities on social media, including Jake Paul. As a close friend and training partner of UFC superstar Conor McGregor, Danis sure is enjoying […]

Ronda Rousey and her husband, Travis Browne, have welcomed a daughter into the world. The couple posted a picture on Instagram to celebrate. The pair announced the pregnancy back in April of this year and revealed that Ronda Rousey was already four months pregnant. They followed that up with a gender-reveal party two months later […]

After stepping away from the Octagon in 2015, Nick Diaz returned to the UFC ring for the first time tonight. He faced an old foe Robbie Lawler. Even though Diaz lost via technical knock-out in the third round, the former Strikeforce welterweight champion is glad to be back competing. Regarding his return to the UFC, […]

UFC 266 should be a great card as it kicks off with Jessica Andrade versus Cynthia Calvillo. Everything is on the line in this Women’s Flyweight bout, as the winner is sure to receive a title shot. It’s time to continue our UFC odds series with a Jessica Andrade-Cynthia Calvillo prediction and pick. Andrade is […]

Jon “Bones” Jones landed himself in trouble yet again recently. The Ultimate Fighting Championship talent was arrested earlier this morning in Las Vegas for battery domestic violence and tampering with a vehicle. Dana White, the president of the UFC, said he wasn’t particularly shocked by this development. In an interview with media officials, White said […]

James Yang is making his professional MMA debut inside the cage at One Championship Revolution. You can watch it on Friday, Sept. 24. CLICK HERE for the details on how to catch all of the fights. Yang is coming in and fighting in the Featherweight division against Roel Rosauro. His opponent tends to go the […]

Victoria Lee is nicknamed “The Prodigy,” and rightfully so. She made her professional MMA debut at just 16 years old. Lee enters her third career fight after securing two impressive submission victories and looks for another one on Sept. 24 at One Championship Revolution. Make sure to catch the fights on Friday. You can find […]

Christian “The Warrior” Lee is the current Lightweight champion in the One Championship fighting league. He faces off against Rae Yoon Ok, who is dangerous in his own right. This is Lee’s fourth title defense since becoming the champion back in 2019. The 23-year-old is ecstatic for his bout on Sept. 24. You can find […]

Alistair Overeem has been involved in combat sports for what feels like forever. He started competing in MMA in 1999 and fought on and off in kickboxing throughout the 2000s. Now he’s back in kickboxing and is set to take on Rico Verhoeven at Glory Collision 3 on October 23. The contest is a highly […]

Anthony Johnson has been forced to pull out of his scheduled October 16 Bellator title fight against Vadim Nemkov. The fight has left fans everywhere disappointed as the title fight was expected to be a very exciting matchup. Anthony Johnson revealed on social media that he was forced to pull out due to a ‘very […]

Yoel Romero made a lot of changes heading into Bellator 266 against Phil Davis. The Cuban fighter changed his promotion and his weight class going into the event. He previously fought in the UFC, at middleweight, against Israel Adesanya at UFC 248 back in March 2020. The fight was heavily criticized as many felt it […]

Ismail Naurdiev has a rap video that went viral back in late 2020. The Austrian fighter released the video after joking around with some of his friends. “It’s called multi-talent,” Naurdiev said of his rapping abilities to Clutch Points. “It was just for fun. It was about started from the bottom now we are here. […]

Ismail Naurdiev’s last fight was a scary experience for the Austrian fighter. He was challenging Jarrah Al-Silawi for the Super Welterweight title at Brave CF 50 and was having a good fight. The first round went his way and Naurdiev was feeling good. The second round is where things took a turn for the worst. […]

Conor McGregor once again hogged the headlines after his unexpected incident with rapper Machine Gun Kelly at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. McGregor apparently wanted a picture with MGK but his request was shot down by the rapper’s security. This immediately enraged the controversial former UFC champion, who is well-known for having the […]

Transgender fighter Alana McLaughlin made her much-awaited MMA debut last Friday in Combate Global in Miami. She had a stunning maiden battle, finishing off her opponent, Celine Provost, in round two via a stunning chokehold. It was a dominating performance for McLaughlin, who had to undergo several tests prior to the fight to make sure […]

Bellator 266 Phil Davis vs Yoel Romero has a finalized and an updated card for Saturday. The event added some prelims to round out the card and overall the event is an interesting one. The main event sees Yoel Romero make his long-awaited debut as he takes on former UFC contender Phil Davis in an […]

While many of modern MMA fans are convinced that Khabib Nurmagomedov is the sport’s so-called “GOAT,” there seems to be some factors that make it refutable. Without a doubt, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s undefeated record certainly presents a strong case to be hailed the greatest of all time. Atop that, Nurmagomedov fought in an era where the […]

The MMA World was rocked recently with the recent news that MMA fighter Kyle Reyes had passed away. The sad news was followed by an outpouring of love from his former teammates at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. The native of Guam had moved to Las Vegas in order to further his MMA career and […]

Kyoji Horiguchi is now a free agent with his Rizin contract coming to an end. He had previously been with the UFC, leaving after his last fight in 2016 and competing in Rizin starting in 2017. He went 7-1 in the UFC losing his only fight to Demetrious Johnson via submission in the very last […]

Gable Steveson is a popular man after competing in the Olympics this past summer. The heavyweight has been seen everywhere there are combat sports including UFC, WWE, PFL, and Bellator among others. He has a plethora of options for what’s next and he’s taking his time before making a decision. It seems he is leaning […]

Betting has always been part of the whole spectrum of sports. Almost every league has fans willing to gamble money to make viewing more exciting—and that includes the UFC. The UFC continues to grow in popularity, with some observers even believing it could take over boxing as the biggest draw in fight sports. But of […]

File this under Things You Thought You Would Never See. A female MMA fighter took psychological warfare to an entirely different level over the weekend after she savagely trolled her opponent. During a promotional event of their MMA match in Poland, Ewa Brodnicka surprised everyone by taking out a sex toy and handed it to […]

Junior dos Santos has been figuring out what’s next for him in his career after getting released from the UFC a few months ago. The Brazilian Heavyweight was at the 2021 PFL Playoffs 3 event last Friday and spoke to MMAJunkie on what’s next for him. Many were expecting him to consider retirement but that […]

The MMA world received the sad news on Monday when it was revealed on social media that 22-fight MMA veteran Kyle Reyes had passed away. Reyes was a member of the famous gym Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. Reyes was 30 at the time of passing. Kyle Reyes had a GoFundMe set up to help […]

Aniela Bogusz was in for a strange surprise when she went to weigh-in for her MMA bout in Poland. MMA is a sport known for having some whacky moments. Especially at weigh-ins. Tempers flare, fighters push each other, altercations turn into brawls. At High League in Gdansk, Poland, things went completely off the rails rather […]

Bellator 263 has all of the hype in the world. You can catch the prelims on Youtube at 7 pm Eastern, then the main card will be available on Showtime, starting at 10 pm Eastern. The Featherweight title is on the line, as Patricio Freire takes on AJ McKee. It’s time to continue our MMA […]